STAVANGER — Harry Kane overtook Lionel Messi in the Champions League record books on Tuesday night, but the England captain’s two goals were not enough to give Bayern Munich victory as Norwegian champions Viking produced a famous late comeback to draw 3-3 in a six-goal thriller in the league phase.
Viking stunned the six-time European champions by racing into a two-goal half-time lead at Lyse Arena, before Kane inspired Bayern’s second-half fightback and moved past Messi for the most Champions League goals scored after the age of 30.
FAKTA: Viking 3-3 Bayern Munich
- Competition: UEFA Champions League, league phase, Matchday 2 — 13 October 2026, Lyse Arena, Stavanger
- Final score: Viking 3-3 Bayern Munich (half-time 2-0)
- Goals: Stensness 2’, Christiansen 38’ (Viking); Kane 54’ (pen), 60’, Díaz 71’ (Bayern); Haugen 90’ (Viking)
- Sent off: Michael Olise (Bayern) 74’, second yellow card
- Record: Harry Kane now has 36 Champions League goals after turning 30 — passing Lionel Messi’s mark of 35 — and has scored in nine consecutive Champions League appearances
- All-time list: Kane’s career total of 57 Champions League goals puts him level with Thomas Müller in the competition’s top 10
Viking Stun Bayern With Two-Goal First Half
The hosts made a dream start in front of their home crowd, pressing high from the first whistle. Gianni Stensness guided a header past goalkeeper Jonas Urbig after only two minutes from Zlatko Tripić’s corner, and shortly before half-time Peter Christiansen finished from inside the box after a long ball from Erik Botheim to make it 2-0.
Bayern dominated possession but goalkeeper Arlid Østbø kept out efforts from Michael Olise, Luis Díaz and Kane as Viking went into the break with a shock lead that few outside Stavanger had predicted.
A packed Lyse Arena in Stavanger witnessed a memorable European night as Viking held Bayern Munich to a 3-3 draw in the Champions League.
Harry Kane’s Night of Records
The match turned after the interval. Kane converted a penalty in the 54th minute before heading home Joshua Kimmich’s cross six minutes later to drag Bayern level, and Luis Díaz completed the turnaround in the 71st minute by finishing from close range after Konrad Laimer’s pass.
The double took the 33-year-old’s tally of Champions League goals after his 30th birthday to 36, moving him one clear of Messi, who scored 35 after reaching the same age. Kane also scored in his ninth successive Champions League appearance — joining Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robert Lewandowski in that elite group — with Ronaldo’s record of 11 still ahead of him.
His two goals in Stavanger lifted Kane to 57 Champions League goals in total, drawing him level with former Bayern team-mate Thomas Müller in the competition’s all-time top 10 and extending his status as the highest-scoring English player in the tournament’s history.
Harry Kane’s second-half double took him past Lionel Messi’s Champions League record for goals scored after the age of 30.
Late Drama and the Road Ahead
Bayern’s comeback unravelled quickly, though. Olise was dismissed for a second bookable offence in the 74th minute, and Viking capitalised on the extra man when substitute Herman Haugen headed home Tripić’s cross in the 90th minute to seal a result that will be remembered in Stavanger for years.
Head coach Vincent Kompany, who had made six changes from the side that drew 2-2 at Augsburg, will take comfort from his team’s fighting spirit but must regroup before next Wednesday’s eagerly anticipated league-phase meeting with Arsenal at the Allianz Arena.
Viking, meanwhile, remain one of the stories of this season’s competition, while Bayern — who opened their campaign with a 5-0 win over Bodø/Glimt — must now wait to get their European charge back on track.
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